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Spice Box

An intelligent selection of spices for
Indian cuisine can give exact flavor and taste in any regional recipes,
a novice approach also can create any dish with a true distinction. Many
dishes from the eastern region of India are not generally highly spiced. A
wise handling of spices in a less amount balanced with salt, pepper -
green and red chilli as well as peppercorn with a dash of sugar can
spread a five-course delicious meal.

Older days in Bengal, spices were used to store in separate earthen pot
wrapped in muslin cloth. There were special corner of the kitchen or
another room in the house called bharar ghor - ভাড়ার ঘর (store room) a
cool and dark place. Now today, I chose to store my spice mixes
in a box with small zip-lock pouches, labeled, inside my freezer.
Believe me, I also help myself with easy food like these busy days and
world, but like me foodie my spice gives me satisfaction on the table
with house full of aroma.

SPICE DIFFERENCES

Bengali Panch phoron (3 occasions - 5
spice blends)

key-spice is Panch Phoron (five spices) and there are some simple
variety or alternatives of spices in it (পাঁচ ফোড়ন) too.

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Total time: 00:15 | Yield: 2 servingsIngredients
Ingredients:
Thankuni pata/ Centella leaves, 2 bunches about 100 g Green chilies 2 Kalo jeera (onion seeds), 1 tsp Salt to taste Oil 1 tspA pinch of sugar to balance the tasteInstructions: Take the leaves from bunches (you can use whole leaves with stigma). Wash and clean thoroughly and keep in a big bowl of lukewarm water for 5 minutes. Take out leaves from water, do not strain, use your hand and remove leaves from water carefully.Though thankuni is usually not attacked by pets and diseases of serious nature, but this a small,…

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By Barnali Dutta,
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